Hope is not a material object,
not like a shoe
that shines with sophisitcation,
that soon is old and worn,
its leather ragged
and its sole full of holes

Hope, unlike that shoe
cannot be discarded,
thrown away in the trash

Therefore, it is with you always
to tuck away in your heart
for safekeeping,
and to bring out for use
whenever life seems
to have given up on you
on your dreams,
on your desires,
on your vision
for a better tomorrow